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Prionace glauca

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Blue Shark

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Near threatenedIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.102741
Element CodeAFDDG05010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNNear threatened
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassChondrichthyes
OrderCarcharhiniformes
FamilyCarcharhinidae
GenusPrionace
COSEWICNAR
Other Common Names
Requin bleu (FR)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-12-27
Change Date2017-12-27
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNRM
ProvinceRankNative
DelawareSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
New JerseySNRYes
MaineSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
CanadaN5N
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSNRYes
QuebecSNAYes
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
5 - Biological resource useUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
5.4 - Fishing & harvesting aquatic resourcesUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)

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Roadless Areas (2)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
References (6)
  1. Nakano, H. and J.D. Stevens. 2008. The biology and ecology of the blue shark, <i>Prionace glauca</i>. Pages 140-148 in M. Camhi, E. Pikitch, E. Babcock (Eds.), Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK.
  2. Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
  3. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
  4. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
  5. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
  6. Tavares, R., M. Ortiz, and F. Arocha. 2012. Population structure, distribution and relative abundance of the blue shark (<i>Prionace glauca</i>) in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent waters of the North Atlantic. Fisheries Research 129: 137-152.